The wrong complexion for protection
Bullard, Robert D. 1946-
The wrong complexion for protection how the government response to natural and unnatural disasters endangers African American communities / [electronic resource] : Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright. - New York : New York University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (320 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: anatomy of vulnerability -- Race, place, and the environment in a small southern town: a personal perspective from Robert D. Bullard -- Growing up in a city that care forgot, New Orleans: a personal perspective from Beverly Wright -- The legacy of bias: hurricanes, droughts, and floods -- Recovery and reconstruction in post-Katrina New Orleans: a time for healing and renewal -- The wrong complexion for protection: response to toxic contamination -- Nightmare on Eno Road: poisoned water and toxic racism in Dickson, Tennessee -- Living and dying on the fenceline: response to industrial accidents -- Separate and unequal treatment: response to health emergencies, human experiments, and bioterrorism threats -- Critical conditions: fixing a broken system.
9780814763841 0814799930
Racism--United States.
Racism in social services--United States.
Racism in public welfare--United States.
African Americans--Social conditions.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Disaster relief--Social aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
HV555.U6 / B846 2012
363.34/808996073
The wrong complexion for protection how the government response to natural and unnatural disasters endangers African American communities / [electronic resource] : Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright. - New York : New York University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (320 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: anatomy of vulnerability -- Race, place, and the environment in a small southern town: a personal perspective from Robert D. Bullard -- Growing up in a city that care forgot, New Orleans: a personal perspective from Beverly Wright -- The legacy of bias: hurricanes, droughts, and floods -- Recovery and reconstruction in post-Katrina New Orleans: a time for healing and renewal -- The wrong complexion for protection: response to toxic contamination -- Nightmare on Eno Road: poisoned water and toxic racism in Dickson, Tennessee -- Living and dying on the fenceline: response to industrial accidents -- Separate and unequal treatment: response to health emergencies, human experiments, and bioterrorism threats -- Critical conditions: fixing a broken system.
9780814763841 0814799930
Racism--United States.
Racism in social services--United States.
Racism in public welfare--United States.
African Americans--Social conditions.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Disaster relief--Social aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
HV555.U6 / B846 2012
363.34/808996073